It works other way too. This elder person I know refuses to believe anything bad about his motherland by claiming it is fake news/propaganda. Even when it is reported by the biggest news agencies in both, his motherland and the west.
It is just my personal experience. I didn’t want to say exact relationship but this person is related.
I know there are plenty of young people who also block facts that contradict their views, sadly.
My point was more about that people will also use fake news/generated media as an excuse to deny facts.